​New Hope-Solebury School District Ranks Among PA's Best In New List

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A new list has ranked the top school district in Pennsylvania, and the New Hope-Solebury School District again has reason to be proud.

The Pittsburgh Business Times has published its 2025 School Guide, ranking the state's districts based on scores from three years of PSSA and Keystone Exams standardized tests.

With those scores in mind, the New Hope-Solebury School District made the top 20 as the highest ranked Bucks County school district on the list.

NH-S ranks No. 15 on the list outpacing Council Rock ranked at No. 40, Central Bucks ranked at No. 46 and Pennsbury ranked at No. 72, the only Bucks County school districts breaking the top 100.

Here's how Bucks County school districts fared based on test scores, with their statewide ranking listed:

• 15. New Hope-Solebury
• 40. Council Rock
• 46. Central Bucks
• 71. Pennsbury
• 123. Pennridge
• 126. Palisades
• 247. Neshaminy
• 268. Quakertown Community
• 324. Centennial
• 414. Bensalem
• 427. Bristol
• 452. Bristol Township
• 464. Morrisville

The top five schools on the list are Fox Chapel Area School District and Upper St. Clair, both in Allegheny County, Lower Merion in Montgomery County, Radnor Township in Delaware County, and Peters Township in Washington County.

See the full list from the Pittsburgh Business Times online here.